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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1878

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, March 19th. Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs Wright and Affleck. Riotous Behaviour

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 March 1878 · page 1

John J. Smallhorn, W. Mosley, and T. McGovern, appeared to answer an information charging them with riotous behaviour in the public streets on the morning of the…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Saturday, March 23

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 March 1878 · page 1

Before the Police Magistrate. Dog Stealing. John Painter, who has been arrested on a warrant charging him with stealing a dog,…

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Land Inquiry Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 March 1878 · page 1

Information having been received ro the effect that the conditions as to residence. &c, have not been, or are not being fulfilled, in respect to the undermentioned conditional…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, April 2. BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Dr Morton, and Mr Byrne

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 April 1878 · page 1

A hawker's license was granted to C. Curtis. The case or G. McDonald against James Quinian was withdrawn on the application of Mr Farr, for complainant…

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The Nagus Assault

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 4

THE Southern Argus reports that they coroner, Mr A. M. Betts, held an inquest on Wednesday afternoon on the body of James Brogan, aged 28…

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A Belgian Murder

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 4

BERLIN, January 6, 1878.—A shocking murder has just been discovered at Antwert. In a dirty room, which served at the same time as an old…

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Queanbeyan Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 April 1878 · page 1

TUESDAY.—Before the police Magistrate and Mr Byrne. Queanbeyan Pound. Mr Hinoksman, poundkeeper at…

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Queanbeyan Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 13 April 1878 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. Horse Stealing. William Hector Lloyd, alias Wedding Hall, on remand, was brought up for examination…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Thursday, April 18

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 24 April 1878 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate, A man named Andrew Madde[?] was charged with assault and doing actual bodily harm to Arthur McGill…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, April, 30.—Before the Police Magistrate and Mr Wright. Attempting to Commit Suicide

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 1 May 1878 · page 2

Arthur Creaghan appeared to answer an information charging him with this offence. Mr Parr watched the case for the…

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Queanbeyan Small Debts Court. TUESDAY—MAY 7. BEFORE the Police magistrate and Messrs Wrikht and Byrne. C. Bates v. Jas. Keefe

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 May 1878 · page 2

Plaintiff, for whom Mr Parr appeared, claimed L10 for trespass of geese, turkeys, ducks and pigs on his standing crop of wheat and hay…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Wednedday, May 15

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 18 May 1878 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. Henry Kirkwhite pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly on the previous night, in Monaro-street…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Monday, May 20

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 1

Before the Police Magistrate. Henry Kirkewhite was brought up charged with absconding from the service of Mr J. J. Wright…

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Our Gaol

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 3

We have been given to understand that the Government have accepted a tender to erect an hospital ward and other addition to one gaol. It does seem strange that in…

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Police Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 June 1878 · page 2

William Moore, on remand, charged with being of unsound mind…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 4. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs. J. J. Wright and F. Campbell.)

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 June 1878 · page 2

John Win[?]er v. John Ryan—action for £10 lamages. Mr. Parr for plaintiff. John Winter deposed : I am a farmer,…

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Eordinary Xtra Trial of a Wife for the Murder of Her Husband

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 June 1878 · page 4

A CASE which has attracted great public interest was to-day concluded before Lord Justice Deasy, at the assizes of Galway. It was a prosecution for murder under very…

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Fire for the Court-house

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 June 1878 · page 2

Law is always cold. No climatic influence will ever change its icy touch or make it relax its chlilly grasp. The burning ardour of the youngest barrister or the…

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Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, June 11

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 June 1878 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Messrs J. J. Wright, W. R. McCarthy, and F. Campbell. E. K. Grace summoned Peter Ryan for…

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Police Court. Tuesday, June 18. BEFORE Messrs Wright, Morton, Rutledge, Byrne, McCarthy, Campbell, Cartwright and Cunningham

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 June 1878 · page 2

Appointment of Poundkeeper. — Eight Magistrates attended the Police Court at noon, this day, for the appointment of poundkeeper, that position having become…

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